1 Samuel 30

1 and to be in/on/with to come (in): come David and human his Ziklag in/on/with day [the] third and Amalekite to strip to(wards) Negeb and to(wards) Ziklag and to smite [obj] Ziklag and to burn [obj] her in/on/with fire

On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.

2 and to take captive [obj] [the] woman which in/on/with her from small and till great: large not to die man: anyone and to lead and to go: went to/for way: journey their

They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.

3 and to come (in): come David and human his to(wards) [the] city and behold to burn in/on/with fire and woman: wife their and son: child their and daughter their to take captive

When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.

4 and to lift: loud David and [the] people which with him [obj] voice their and to weep till which nothing in/on/with them strength to/for to weep

So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.

5 and two woman: wife David to take captive Ahinoam [the] Jezreel and Abigail woman: wife Nabal [the] Carmelite

David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.

6 and be distressed to/for David much for to say [the] people to/for to stone him for to rebel soul all [the] people man: anyone upon (son: child his *Q(K)*) and upon daughter his and to strengthen: strengthen David in/on/with LORD God his

And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.

7 and to say David to(wards) Abiathar [the] priest son: child Ahimelech to approach: bring [emph?] please to/for me [the] ephod and to approach: bring Abiathar [obj] [the] ephod to(wards) David

Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,

8 and to ask David in/on/with LORD to/for to say to pursue after [the] band [the] this to overtake him and to say to/for him to pursue for to overtake to overtake and to rescue to rescue

and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”

9 and to go: went David he/she/it and six hundred man which with him and to come (in): come till torrent: valley [the] Besor and [the] to remain to stand: stand

So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor, where some stayed behind

10 and to pursue David he/she/it and four hundred man and to stand: stand hundred man which to faint from to pass [obj] torrent: valley [the] Besor

because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit.

11 and to find man Egyptian in/on/with land: country and to take: bring [obj] him to(wards) David and to give: give to/for him food: bread and to eat and to water: drink him water

Now his men found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave the man water to drink and food to eat—

12 and to give: give to/for him millstone fig cake and two cluster and to eat and to return: rescue spirit his to(wards) him for not to eat food: bread and not to drink water three day and three night

a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins. So he ate and was revived, for he had not had any food or water for three days and three nights.

13 and to say to/for him David to/for who? you(m. s.) and where? from this you(m. s.) and to say youth Egyptian I servant/slave to/for man Amalekite and to leave: forsake me lord my for be weak: ill [the] day three

Then David asked him, “To whom do you belong, and where are you from?” “I am an Egyptian,” he replied, “the slave of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me three days ago when I fell ill.

14 we to strip Negeb [the] Cherethite and upon which to/for Judah and upon Negeb Caleb and [obj] Ziklag to burn in/on/with fire

We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”

15 and to say to(wards) him David to go down me to(wards) [the] band [the] this and to say to swear [emph?] to/for me in/on/with God if: surely no to die me and if: surely no to shut me in/on/with hand: power lord my and to go down you to(wards) [the] band [the] this

“Will you lead me to these raiders?” David asked. And the man replied, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hand of my master, and I will lead you to them.”

16 and to go down him and behold to leave upon face: surface all [the] land: country/planet to eat and to drink and to celebrate in/on/with all [the] spoil [the] great: large which to take: take from land: country/planet Philistine and from land: country/planet Judah

So he led David down, and there were the Amalekites spread out over all the land, eating, drinking, and celebrating the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.

17 and to smite them David from [the] twilight and till [the] evening to/for morrow their and not to escape from them man: anyone that if: except if: except four hundred man youth which to ride upon [the] camel and to flee

And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.

18 and to rescue David [obj] all which to take: take Amalek and [obj] two woman: wife his to rescue David

So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.

19 and not to lack to/for them from [the] small and till [the] great: large and till son: child and daughter and from spoil and till all which to take: take to/for them [the] all to return: return David

Nothing was missing, young or old, son or daughter, or any of the plunder the Amalekites had taken. David brought everything back.

20 and to take: take David [obj] all [the] flock and [the] cattle to lead to/for face: before [the] livestock [the] he/she/it and to say this spoil David

And he recovered all the flocks and herds, which his men drove ahead of the other livestock, calling out, “This is David’s plunder!”

21 and to come (in): come David to(wards) hundred [the] human which to faint from to go: follow after David and to dwell them in/on/with torrent: valley [the] Besor and to come out: come to/for to encounter: meet David and to/for to encounter: meet [the] people which with him and to approach: approach David [obj] [the] people and to ask to/for them to/for peace: greeting

When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him from the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them,

22 and to answer all man bad: evil and Belial from [the] human which to go: went with David and to say because which not to go: went with me not to give: give to/for them from [the] spoil which to rescue for if: except man: anyone [obj] woman: wife his and [obj] son: child his and to lead and to go: went

but all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered, except for each man’s wife and children. They may take them and go.”

23 and to say David not to make: do so brother: male-sibling my [obj] which to give: give LORD to/for us and to keep: guard [obj] us and to give: give [obj] [the] band [the] to come (in): come upon us in/on/with hand: power our

But David said, “My brothers, you must not do this with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiders who came against us.

24 and who? to hear: hear to/for you to/for word: thing [the] this for like/as portion [the] to go down in/on/with battle and like/as portion [the] to dwell upon [the] article/utensil together to divide

Who will listen to your proposal? The share of the one who went to battle will match the share of the one who stayed with the supplies. They will share alike.”

25 and to be from [the] day: today [the] he/she/it and above [to] and to set: make her to/for statute: decree and to/for justice: judgement to/for Israel till [the] day: today [the] this

And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute as an ordinance for Israel to this very day.

26 and to come (in): come David to(wards) Ziklag and to send: depart from [the] spoil to/for old: elder Judah to/for neighbor his to/for to say behold to/for you blessing from spoil enemy LORD

When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the LORD’s enemies.”

27 to/for which in/on/with Bethel Bethel and to/for which in/on/with Ramoth Negeb and to/for which in/on/with Jattir

He sent gifts to those in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, and Jattir;

28 and to/for which in/on/with Aroer and to/for which in/on/with Siphmoth and to/for which in/on/with Eshtemoa

to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa;

29 and to/for which in/on/with Racal and to/for which in/on/with city [the] Jerahmeelite and to/for which in/on/with city [the] Kenite

to those in Racal and in the cities of the Jerahmeelites and Kenites;

30 and to/for which in/on/with Hormah and to/for which in/on/with Bor-ashan Bor-ashan and to/for which (in/on/with Athach *LA(bh)*)

to those in Hormah, Bor-ashan, and Athach;

31 and to/for which in/on/with Hebron and to/for all [the] place which to go: walk there David he/she/it and human his

and to those in Hebron and in all the places where David and his men had roamed.